Inkstand.



Patented Apr. 2,1901.

No. 67u70.

w.- s. RUSSELL. INKSTAND..

(Application filed Nov. 24, 1900.)

(No Model.)

' art to which it appertains WINFIELD S. RUSSELL,

AATENT Prion.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

INKSTAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 671,170, dated April 2, 190.1;

Application iiled November 24, 1900. Serial. No. 37,592.

T0 all whom it tay concer/'71.:

Be it known that I, WINFIEPD S. RUSSELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, inthe county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Inkstands, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the to make and use the same.

This invention relates to fountain inkstands,and has for one object to provide a simple,cheap,readilycon struct-ed, and perfectlyoperatingdevice of this character which will present a small, but sufficient, volume of ink to the pen and which will embody the dustexcludiug properties of other more complicated inkstands hitherto produced by presenting a vert-ical face or mouth. The advantages of this style of inkstand are wellknown to be the exclusion of dust and also the capability of being placed in the pigeonhole of a desk, whereby it is not likely to be overturned.

A more specific object of the invention is to make an extremely simple device of this character.

A further object of the invention is to provide an inkstand of this class embodying unique means of sealing and permitting ready and safe transportation either manually or through the mails when the inkstand is iilled, which I believe to be an entirely new function in devices of this special class.

The invention consists iu the novel construction and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like reference characters denote like parts in both views, Figure l is a central vertical section of an inkstand embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the same.

In the practice of my invention I construct an inkstand, preferably of a single piece of glass, comprising a main supply-reservoir A, the roof or upper portion of which may be provided with pen-rack grooves A'. The base of the inkstand is angularly projected at A2 to form a shoulder and is extended forwardly to form the base A3 of a dip-cup A4. rlhe front wall A5 of the inkstand descends ob- (No model.)

liquely and is projected at approximately right angles forwardly to form the remainder of the dip-cup A4, which is preferably circular in cross-section and is provided with an exterior annular flange A3, which at the bottom of the dip-cup projects downwardly to approximately the level of the base of the supply-reservoir A. Upon the face or front edge of the dip-cup I place a rubber or other ring or washer B and lay over in front of the same a disk or circular sheetof lead-foil C.

Over or in front of the sheet of lead-foil O, I place a metallic cap D, the upper half of which is ring-shaped to leave a semicircular opening D and the lower portion of which is formed with a semicircular top or guard D3, the upper edge D3 of which is horizontal and ranges slightly above the level of the lower extremity of the front-wall A5 of the main reservoir, so that7 as shown in Fig. l, the said edge D3 will be above the level of the ihk in the dip-cup. rlhe cap D is formed with a backwardly-directed annular ange D4, which is turned over and around the annular flange Aj of the dip-cup, so as to securely fasten the cup D3, the lead-foil O, and the washer B in position.

In the operation of my invention the leadfoil O is cut through at and around the edge of the semicircular opening D', which thus permits access of the pen to the dip-cup, it being clear, as seen in Fig. l, that the washer B being ring-shaped will leave this space open when the foil is removed. A vertical mouth is thus formed into which the pen can be dipped. As the level of the ink is always the same as that of the lower edge of the front wall A5, the device operates as a fountain-inkstand, and as the edge D3 of the semicircular lower portion D2 of the cap D is above the level of this lower edge of the front wall A5 the ink cannot overflow. When the level of the ink becomes too low, the inkstand may be filled through the openin g D of the cap. The inkstand normally rests upon the base portion of the supply-reservoir A, and the upraislng of the extension A3 and formation of the fiange AG brings the lower edge of the flange D4 of the cap D ou a level with the base of the supply-reservoir, so that there is neither danger of tipping of the bottle nor any alteration of the level of the ink.

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It is agreat advantage in inkstands of this kind thaty the dust cannot fall into them, as the mouth is on a vertical plane. vIt will be seen that this is the case in my inkst-and as thus described and that the construction is simple and cheap. It isv also particularly im portant that I am enabled to make the bottle of one piece of glass, and I am not aware of any inkstand embodying a supply-reservoir, an integral forwardly-projecting dip-cup, and an apertured cap forming a vertical mouth, which combination embodies the main or generic principle of my invention.

It is, further, adistinct advantage of myimproved inkstand that it can be filled with ink and forwarded through the mails or sold over the counter. The great disadvantage of a largenumberofotherwise-excellentinkstands is that the purchaser must buy the standfand also a separate bottle of'ink, and this is what practically a majority7 of people will not do. By the provision of this simple and inexpensive inkstand and by the construction of closure embodied therein I am enabled to supply an inkstandproperly filled with ink, sealed without the use of a stopper, incapable of leakage, and made read;7 for use by the mere cutting of the lead-foil.

The advantages of my invention will be manifest to all who are conversant with devices of this character. I do not confinemyself to the exact construction and arrangement of parts shown.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. An inkstand embodying a supply-reservoir, a dip'cup connected therewith at the front approximately at the base of the ink stand-and projecting forwardly of the same, the upper rear wall of the dip-cup being projected downwardly and opening into thevsupply-reservoir and governing the level of the vink, and open at the front, and a cap secured to the edge of the dip-cup and partially closing the front thereof and having a semicircular opening in the top thereof, and the lower portion thereof being formed with a semicircular top or guard, the upper edge of which is substantially horizontal and ranges to or above the level of the ink.

2. An inkstand embodying-a supply-reservoir and a forwardly-projecting dip-cup open at the front, and a cap secured upon and'partially closing the front of the said dip-cup, and formed withv a thin semicircularupwardlyprojecting lower wall, said cap being open thereabove to permit direct accessto the dipcup.

3. An inkstand embodyinga supply-reservoir and a dip-cup connected therewith and projecting forwardly therefrom, and open at the front, and a cap mountedrupon the fron-t edge of the dip-cupand partially closing the front thereof and having its edge turned around the same, the upper portion of the lsaid cap being cut out to permit direct access to the dip-cup, and the lower portion forming 'means beneath the said cap to secure the same to make a Huid-tight connection between the said dip-cup and the cap.

6. An inkstand embodying a supply-reservoir, provided with aforward-dip-cup having an annular fiange thereon, a cap mounted upon and secured around the said iiange and provided with an opening in the upper portionthereof, and a sheet ofy thin fluid-proof material insertedl beneath the saidV cap to close the opening of thefsaid cap; the said sheet of material being adapted to be cutout when it is desired to use the inkstand.

7. In an inkstand the combination with a supply-reservoir and a dip-cup havingfan annular ange thereon, of a Washerplaced upon and in front of the dip-cup, and a sheet of lead-foil upon and in front'of'the said washer, and a metallic cap upon and in front of the dip-cup, the said cap being provided with an annular iiange which projects rearwardly and is turned around the iiange of the dip-cup to secure the cap thereto; the said cap being formed with aclosed lower port-ion projecting to andV above the level of the ink in the dipcup, and open thereabove.

8. An inkstand embodying a supply-reservoir, the base portion of which is projected upwardly to form an extension, and the front wall ofthe reservoir being projected obliquely andf thence upwardly and forwardly to form with the said extension a circular dip-cup which is provided with an annular flange-upon the front thereof, the lower portion of said wall'projecting to or about the level of the base of the su pply-reservoir, a ring or washer placed upon and in front of the said edge of thel said dip-cup, a sheet of lead-foil placed on and in front of the said Washer, and a metallic cap placed upon and in front of. the sheet of lead-foil and provided with a backwardlydirected annular flangewhich is turned inwardly around the annular flange of the dip-cup to secure the cap thereto, the lower portion of the said cap being formed with` a semicircular strip which projects above the lower edge of the front wall of the reservoir and isprovided with a horizontal edge and the upper portion of the said cup being provided with a semicircular opening through which form a vertical the pen.

9. The combination with an inkstand or the lead-foil maybe cut to mouth for the insertion of having its edge turned around the said cap, and open at the ltop to permit direct access to the dip-cup, and the lower portion thereof forming an upwardly-projecting Wall above the level of the ink.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of the subscribing Witnesses, this 22d day of November, 1900.

WINFIELD S. RUSSELL.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, M. K. LOWERRE. 

